´Get in there boys!´ – Grealish leads plaudits after England win U19 Euros

Jack Grealish, Harry Kane and a host of other stars have congratulated England s Young Lions after they won the 2022 European Under-19 Championship.

Ian Foster s side came from behind against Israel in Friday s final in Slovakia to win 3-1 after extra-time, five years after their last triumph in the tournament.

Callum Doyle s second half finish cancelled out Oscar Gloch s opener, before young Aston Villa duo Carney Chukwuemeka and Aaron Ramsey sealed the deal in an extended final half-hour.

It marked the second comeback win on the trot after the Young Lions were forced to recover against Italy in their semi-final.

Their triumph however has been roundly celebrated by senior stars, including former Villa man Grealish, who broke through at Euro 2020 with E…

Recruitment crucial if Slot gets Liverpool job, warns Brands

Arne Slot must only settle for the best in the transfer market if he succeeds Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager at the end of the season.

That is the view of PSV president Marcel Brands, who has warned Slot against taking several Eredivisie players with him in comments which might be interpreted as a dig at Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag.

Liverpool are reportedly close to reaching an agreement with Feyenoord to appoint Slot, who led the Rotterdam giants to just their second league title this century in 2022-23.

Should Slot get the job, he will be taking over at what could be a time of great upheaval at Anfield.

Star forward Mohamed Salah could follow Klopp through the exit door as he enters the final 12 months of his contract, with renewed interest …

Howe does not want ´constant speculation´ over Guimaraes´ future

Eddie Howe acknowledged he cannot control speculation over Bruno Guimaraes future, though the Newcastle United boss wants it to end swiftly.

Reports emerged this week that Manchester City, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain are all interested in the Brazil international, who has been crucial to Newcastle s rise under Howe, having been signed from Lyon in January 2022.

According to the rumours, Newcastle value their star player at a minimum of £80million.

And ahead of Newcastle s meeting with Premier League strugglers Sheffield United, Howe conceded the club cannot control the speculation.

Defeat at Selhurst Park.

— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC)

Having that was well planned and structured by the club, in a sense that there’s a sort of fi…

The Daily Transfer Round Up

This year s summer transfer window is coming closer, and clubs around the globe are already extremely busy with securing reinforcements for next season. It s been an eventful day, so let s take a look at some of the more important developments that have been reported on Tuesday.

Mac Allister undergoes Liverpool medical

A number of reasonably reliable journalists have reported that Liverpool have reached a full agreement over the proposed transfer of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton and Hove Albion, and the medical ahead of its completion is . Mac Allister is apparently keen to get everything done as soon as possible, before he leaves for international duty.

Alexis Mac Allister has been granted permission to undergo a medical with Liverpool. Deal set to be finalised th…

Arsenal table club-record bid for West Ham captain Declan Rice

Arsenal have submitted a club-record offer for West Ham captain Declan Rice.

The England midfielder has emerged as a target for the Gunners in recent months and a first bid was rejected earlier in June.

However, the PA news agency understands a second offer has been lodged that eclipses the £72million Arsenal paid for Nicolas Pepe in 2019.

Dreams.

— Declan Rice (@_DeclanRice)

It is believed the new bid, including add-ons, could total £90million and will test the resolve of Europa Conference League winners West Ham.

Rice, 24, lifted the trophy in Prague on June 8 before owner David Sullivan said he believed that was the skipper’s last outing for the Hammers.

Arsenal finished second in the Premier League last season, with man…

Sheffield United end Premier League´s longest winless start with victory over Newcastle United

Sheffield United picked up a 1-0 win against Newcastle United to snap the longest ever wait for a victory at the start of a Premier League season.

The Blades had failed to win any of their opening 17 top-flight games this season, losing all but two of those without keeping a clean sheet in any.

Chris Wilder s men were winless in 20 games in the competition stretching back into last season, but they finally got off the mark against Newcastle on Tuesday.

Substitute Billy Sharp converted from the penalty spot 17 minutes from time for his 100th league goal for the club and Newcastle, who had Ryan Fraser sent off in the first half, could not respond.

The south Yorkshire club s 18-game wait for a win at the start of the season is the second longest in English t…

Premier League may have to scrap mid-season break due to demands of calendar

The Premier League may have to scrap its mid-season break due to the overcrowding of the football calendar.

The change could come into effect next season with FIFA’s revamped 32-team Club World Cup set to take place in the summer of 2025, as well as a larger-scale World Cup the following year.

The Premier League introduced the break – which this season will take the form of a structured two-week period in January – in 2018 in a bid to ease the workload on players, but chief executive Richard Masters admits it is under discussion as it could become unworkable.

“It is one of the things we are discussing with the FA and EFL. We want the Premier League, the big cup competitions and the EFL to flourish and that requires an adjustment,” he said.

“It…

Pele dies: How ´hugely impactful´ Brazil legend ´captured the hearts and minds´ of football in the U

Pele helped to grab the hearts and minds of football in the United States during his time with the New York Cosmos, the club s former COO told Stats Perform.

Brazil legend Pele passed away on Thursday following a battle with colon cancer, with news announced by his daughter after his family travelled to be with him at Sao Paulo s Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital before Christmas Day.

As well as the lasting legacy he left on Brazil and Santos, Pele s move to the Cosmos in 1975 also helped to massively grow the sport in the United States.

After Pele, the only man to win the World Cup three times, joined the Cosmos, fellow superstars such as Franz Beckenbauer and Carlos Alberto followed him to the team, while others such as Johan Cruyff, Eusebio and George Best al…

Arsenal interested in Manchester City star Raheem Sterling

Arsenal are interested in signing Raheem Sterling from Premier League rivals Manchester City in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Arsenal are ready to explore a move for Sterling, who can operate as a winger or as an attacking midfielder, should last season’s Premier League champions make him available.

Mikel Arteta, now the manager of Arsenal, was a coach at Manchester City and worked well with Sterling. The 27-year-old former Liverpool star has been on the books of the Citizens since 2015 and has won the Premier League title thrice.

Sterling has made 22 starts and six substitute appearances in the Premier League for City this season, scoring 12 goals and providing three assists in the process. The attacking midfielder scored thre…

Bayern Munich 5-2 Benfica: Lewandowski hat-trick on milestone appearance sends Germans through

Robert Lewandowski marked his 100th appearance in the Champions League with his 79th, 80th and 81st goals in the competition as Bayern Munich sealed their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League by beating Benfica 5-2 at the Allianz Arena.

Further goals from Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane secured the win and confirmed Bayern as winners of Group E with two games still remaining.

The victory, in what was Bayern s 500th game across all European competitions, means Julian Nagelsmann s men have won all four of their group games, and it is now between Benfica, Barcelona and Dynamo Kiev to fight it out for the remaining qualifying spot.

Benfica started brightly, with Pizzi forcing a save from Manuel Neuer in the first minute, before the visitors had a goal …